E-Procurement, Buyer-Supplier Collaboration and Supply Chain Performance in Food and Beverage Processing Companies in Kampala.

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dc.contributor.authorSserunjogi Augustine
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:48:00Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:48:00Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-01
dc.descriptionThis is a master's thesis.
dc.description.abstract. Following evidence of poor supply chain performance in food and beverage processing companies in Kampala, this study was initiated to examine the relationship between e procurement, buyer-supplier collaboration and supply chain performance in food and beverage processing companies in Kampala. The objectives included; to establish the relationship between e-procurement and supply chain performance, e-procurement and buyer-supplier collaboration, buyer supplier collaboration and supply chain performance and to explore the mediating role of buyer-supplier collaboration in the relationship between e-procurement and supply chain performance in food and beverage processing companies in Kampala. The study used a cross sectional research design following a quantitative approach. The units of analysis were food and beverage processing companies in Kampala. The units of inquiry were procurement personnel in the procurement/supply chain department from each of the different firms selected The population was 200 food and beverages processing companies in Kampala with a sample size of 132 firms determined basing on Krejcie and Morgan (1970) using simple random sampling to limit bias and ensure representativeness. The study revealed that there was a significant and positive relationship between e procurement and supply chain performance, there was a significant and positive relationship between e-procurement and buyer supplier collaboration, there was a significant and positive relationship between buyer supplier collaboration and supply chain performance. The regression model indicates that e-procurement and buyer supplier collaboration together predict 55.4% of the variation. The regression model was also found to be well specified, meaning that the model fits the relationship. Of the two variables, buyer- supplier collaboration was the most significant predictor of supply chain performance compared with e-Procurement. Still, buyer-supplier collaboration was revealed to be a significant mediator of the relationship between e-procurement and supply chain performance. The study concludes that harmonizing e-procurement and buyer-supplier collaboration enhances supply chain performance. The research recommends that to improve supply chain performance there is a need for all decisions involving suppliers and buyers at a business to business level must be jointly made, food and beverage companies should bundle together small orders and deliver them as a batch, adequate sharing of non-confidential information between the buyers and sellers to ensure better supply chain performance.
dc.description.sponsorshipDr. Levi Kabagambe (PhD). (Makerere University Business School) & Mr. Kayiise Denis, (Makerere University Business School)
dc.identifier.citationSserunjogi, A. (2021 E-Procurement, Buyer-Supplier Collaboration and Supply Chain Performance in Food and Beverage Processing Companies in Kampala. Makerere University Business School.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12282/5678
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMakerere University Business School
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United Statesen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
dc.titleE-Procurement, Buyer-Supplier Collaboration and Supply Chain Performance in Food and Beverage Processing Companies in Kampala.
dc.typeThesis
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